Dynamics of marine ecosystems : biological-physical interactions in the oceans /
Examines the effects of physical forces and biological processes on oceans, and describes coastal estuaries, shelf-break fronts, ocean gyres, coral reefs, and more; and also discusses research based on the effects of global warming and the predictability of changes in fish stocks.
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| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2006.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Marine ecology comes of age
- part A. Processes on a scale of less than 1 kilometer
- 2. Biology and boundary layers
- 3. Vertical structure of the open ocean : biology of the mixed layer
- 4. Vertical structure in coastal waters : freshwater run-off and tidal mixing
- part B. Processes on a scale of 1-1000 kilometers
- 5. Vertical structure in coastal waters : coastal upwelling regions
- 6. Fronts in coastal waters
- 7. Tides, tidal mixing and internal waves
- part C. Processes on a scale of thousands of kilometers
- 8. Ocean basin circulation : the biology of major currents, gyres, rings, and eddies
- 9. Variability in ocean circulation : its biological consequences
- 10. The oceans and global climate change : physical and biological aspects
- part D. Discussion and conclusions
- 11. Questions for the future.